Do the Locomotion!

TRAINIACS
How does playing with trains help your child's development?
Babies Wheeled toys are to beginning crawlers what mechanical rabbits are to greyhounds; something captivating to chase after. Pull-toy versions continue to deliver well into the second year, when new walkers will be proud to drag one in their wake. Thus a passion is born!
Toddlers Guiding a train in and out of tunnels and over trestles appeals to toddlers' growing interest in spatial relations, though their preferred route might still be up and down their own legs or across the kitchen table. Unloading and refreighting flatbeds encourages hand-eye coordination.
Preschoolers A growing penchant for make-believe can be unleashed on a small scale in the train yard. Along tracks, kids can roll out the fire department if the train crashes, or ferry passengers from toy store to ice cream parlor. Choosing where to place stop signs, trees, and other landmarks gives them an introduction to the abstract concept of mapmaking.
Kindergartners and up Laying tracks is a challenge to be solved in innumerable ways. Physics lessons abound: What happens to the train's speed when it goes down the hill? What if there's a curve after the dip? Clicking cars together in endless combinations may also provide some hands-on practice in adding and subtracting.

Young Child Semester 4

This semester our musical travelers, will continue their musical journey to Japan, Europe, Africa and Central and South America. They'd better watch out, or the mean old giants who love shiny gold will eat them in Japan or the hungry lion in Africa. They will be chased by a cunning fox in Hungary and learn about the father of music-Bach. Don Gato cannot wait to tell them his tragic love story. Be sure to stay tuned with your child's fun musical adventures this semester.

Young Child Semester 2

This semester our Young Musicians will discover and play on they're glockenspeil 3 more new notes. They will become a baseball team, playing musical baseball, open birthday presents, learn about Beethoven, learn about all the instruments in the orchestra, and last but not least be chased by a WOLF! AAAAGH! Find out more about the wolf this semester!

Imagine That! Toys I Make, Trips I Take!

Your child will be making new imaginary friends with Timmy the top, Bongo the drum, Gertie the ball, and Jack-in the box this semester. The toy shop awaits the imagination of your preschooler. Then we will hop on board the train and go on trips to wherever their imaginations take us. Get ready, Get set, GO!

Our Time Away we go!

All Aboard Our Time families! We'll be riding the rails with Shiny Dinah this semester. I will be listing fun books, videos, crafts and web pages to scaffold on in future posts. If you have any great ideas please comment. Hang on tight, your child be flying high with music fun.

Welcome!

Welcome to my New Kindermusik Blog. I'm so excited to start this. Instead of our monthly newsletter, I will update this site weekly. Your job is to write comments! Anything and everything, and together we will create a symphony of inspiring thoughts.